Everyone knows The Nutcracker is the reason for the season, so this week, Matt & Holly welcome ⁠Kristin Slaysman⁠ (HBO's I Love LA, The Threesome) to talk holiday parenting and all things Nutcracker. And we don't stop at The Nutcracker. We also delve into the Disney's re-imagined version: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Is The Nutcracker bigger than Jesus? Find out on this week's Screentimers!

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Matt & Holly Meet The Beat Bugs with best-selling author, Kate Spencer (In a New York Minute, All's Fair in Love and Pickleball). This week, it's Beat Bug Mania as we review Beat Bugs - a group of bugs who have adventures while singing Beatles songs. Get ready for The British Bug Invasion.

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This week, Matt & Holly open up the Screentimers' Vault (well, technically a locksmith opened it because they lost the keys), and review Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginnings. This direct-to-video prequel has it all: an underwater speakeasy, a jail break, and Ariel's mother's rather gruesome death.

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🎙️ Episode Description — Matt & Holly Watch Kid Stuff | The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginnings

This week, Matt and Holly take a deep dive into Disney’s final direct-to-video release, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginnings—a movie so obscure that even their guest list hung up the moment they heard the title. (To be fair, Matt and Holly only asked people with landlines. Bold strategy.)

In this laugh-filled episode, your favorite comedy-parenting duo breaks down the plot, the chaos, and the questionable creative choices in this forgotten Disney prequel. From unexpected “landmine” moments to mermaid lore that raises more questions than answers, Matt and Holly bring their signature combo of sarcasm, nostalgia, and “why are we watching this?” energy to every minute of the review.

Expect hilarious tangents, brutally honest kid-content critiques, and the kind of punchy married-couple banter that makes the journey way more fun than the movie itself.

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Parents trapped watching endless kids’ movies, Disney fans, 2000s animation nostalgists, and anyone who loves a smart, funny breakdown of truly baffling children’s content.

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